About Gilson da Silva Costa
Gilson da Silva Costa is a dedicated chess enthusiast known for his preference for fast-paced games, especially excelling in Bullet and Blitz formats. With a solid strategic foundation and a knack for tactical play, Gilson has amassed thousands of games demonstrating consistent effort and competitive spirit.
Playing Style and Strengths
Known for his strong endgame skills and tactical awareness, Gilson’s chess reveals the following characteristics:
- Average moves per win: about 66
- Average moves per loss: about 71
- Early resignations are rare (~1.23%) — clearly, Gilson likes to fight to the very end!
- Comes back strongly with an impressive 82.11% comeback rate
- Comfortable winning from losing piece positions (51.75% win rate after losing a piece)
- Win rates: White (54.64%) and Black (54.89%) stay balanced
Favorite Time Controls & Peak Ratings
Gilson plays all time controls but shines especially in Bullet and Blitz. Here are some highlights:
- Preferred time control: Bullet
- Peak Blitz rating: 2159 (May 2021)
- Peak Bullet rating: 1968 (June 2025)
- Peak Rapid rating: 2046 (August 2024)
- Peak Daily rating: 1781 (May 2025)
Opening Choices
Gilson’s repertoire shows a clear fondness for the French Defense and its variations, as well as some dynamic gambits:
- French Defense: Exchange Variation and Advance Variation — solid choice with over 56% win rate in Blitz!
- Amar Gambit — spicy and daring, with 55%+ win rate showing he enjoys the sharp play
- Australian Defense — favored in Bullet with a strong winning record
- Alekhine Defense — a tricky opening that fits his tactical style
- London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation — a pragmatic weapon in slow games
Performance Highlights
Gilson's career statistics boast significant accomplishments:
- Total games played: thousands in Blitz and Bullet combined
- Overall Blitz win rate hovering around 50%
- Robust Rapid performance with a strength-adjusted win rate near 63%
- Fights fiercely on weekends and early mornings, boasting a best win rate at 8 AM and Saturdays (58.79% win rate)
- Long winning streak record of 17 games and a persistent competitive heart even after losing streaks
Notable Opponents
Gilson often faces a wide range of opponents but has a few rivals he sees frequently:
- rdgmx: tough matchup with many battles (556 games) - a real nemesis, but Gilson still claims nearly 30% wins!
- otavio700 and lucianas-26 — two regular opponents with favorable win records
- High win rates (near or above 90%) against several players indicate his dominance is significant in many matchups
Fun Fact
When not moving pawns and bishops around a 64-square battlefield, Gilson probably enjoys coffee as much as chess — especially given his high performance in the early morning hours. After all, it's hard to be a grandmaster without a good caffeine buddy!
Overall Performance Analysis
Gilson da Silva Costa, your recent bullet games show a solid performance with a strength adjusted win rate of approximately 50.2%. This indicates you're competitive at your current skill level and holding steady against similarly rated opponents.
Notably, your rating trend over the past 6 months shows consistent improvement, with a 6-month rating increase of 113 points and a trend slope reflecting steady gains. The 1 and 3 month trends also align with this positive progression, suggesting you are on a strong upward path.
Strengths
- Strong rating growth over the last 6 months demonstrates effective learning and adaptation.
- Good ability to convert advantages into wins, as indicated by several victorious games ending by resignation or checkmate ahead of time.
- Flexibility in openings, engaging in openings such as the London System, French Defense, and Sicilian variations with decent results.
- Effective endgame technique in some games, successfully delivering checkmates and capitalizing promptly on opponents' mistakes.
Areas for Improvement
- Some losses occurred after pressure in the midgame, suggesting a need to reinforce tactical alertness and positional judgment during transitions.
- Time management, especially in tight bullet games, could be refined — practicing to balance speed with accuracy will reduce blunders.
- Deeper study of common opening lines and typical plans in your favored openings could help avoid early positional concessions. Focus on understanding plans behind moves rather than memorization.
- Strengthen defense in complex positions to prolong the game and increase the chance of opponent errors.
Recommendations
- Review your losing games, especially in positions where the opponent gained initiative, and identify crucial turning points.
- Invest time in solving tactical puzzles daily to improve recognition of patterns and calculation speed under time pressure.
- Expand your opening repertoire gradually focusing on understanding pawn structures and piece activity rather than only memorizing lines.
- Analyze your games with a coach or chess engine to uncover missed opportunities and defensive resources.
- Continue playing bullet but also supplement with some rapid or classical games to deepen positional understanding.
Next Steps
Maintain your positive trajectory by consistently practicing and reviewing your games. Celebrate the steady rating gains, and use losses as stepping stones for improvement. Your dedication is paying off; keep up the great work!
🆚 Opponent Insights
| Recent Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| andrijaizakovic | 1W / 1L / 0D | |
| studlyhunglow | 0W / 1L / 0D | |
| djdyson | 0W / 0L / 1D | |
| dokoske | 0W / 1L / 0D | |
| farizage | 0W / 1L / 0D | |
| boockchess | 1W / 0L / 0D | |
| alvatlan | 1W / 0L / 0D | |
| lbsasha | 0W / 1L / 0D | |
| ppcheckmate007 | 1W / 0L / 0D | |
| groove2222 | 1W / 0L / 0D | |
| Most Played Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| NM Rodrigo de Mello | 183W / 387L / 40D | |
| otavio700 | 40W / 11L / 6D | |
| vitorkoren | 29W / 21L / 3D | |
| Daniel Pereira | 35W / 15L / 2D | |
| lucianas-26 | 47W / 4L / 0D | |
Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1923 | 1943 | 2086 | 1650 |
| 2024 | 1857 | 2037 | 1692 | |
| 2023 | 1810 | 1962 | 2045 | 1663 |
| 2022 | 1761 | 1797 | 1534 | 1582 |
| 2021 | 1822 | 1952 | 1687 | 1330 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 476W / 438L / 42D | 468W / 460L / 31D | 71.6 |
| 2024 | 373W / 331L / 29D | 366W / 317L / 30D | 72.0 |
| 2023 | 351W / 261L / 32D | 371W / 260L / 24D | 70.8 |
| 2022 | 62W / 40L / 3D | 57W / 42L / 8D | 68.0 |
| 2021 | 876W / 587L / 61D | 900W / 589L / 55D | 68.0 |
Openings: Most Played
| Blitz Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Defense: Exchange Variation | 382 | 216 | 148 | 18 | 56.5% |
| French Defense | 360 | 192 | 154 | 14 | 53.3% |
| London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation | 272 | 133 | 123 | 16 | 48.9% |
| Australian Defense | 247 | 136 | 93 | 18 | 55.1% |
| French Defense: Advance Variation | 223 | 114 | 101 | 8 | 51.1% |
| Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack | 180 | 84 | 90 | 6 | 46.7% |
| Amar Gambit | 176 | 96 | 74 | 6 | 54.5% |
| Bird Opening: Dutch Variation, Batavo Gambit | 154 | 90 | 60 | 4 | 58.4% |
| Alekhine Defense | 146 | 84 | 55 | 7 | 57.5% |
| Blackburne Shilling Gambit | 120 | 60 | 53 | 7 | 50.0% |
| Daily Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Defense | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% |
| Unknown | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91.7% |
| Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% |
| French Defense: Advance Variation | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 70.0% |
| QGA: 3.e3 c5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 66.7% |
| QGD: 2...Bf5 3.cxd5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 62.5% |
| London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 75.0% |
| Diemer-Duhm Gambit (DDG): 4...f5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83.3% |
| French Defense | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| French Defense: MacCutcheon Variation | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 66.7% |
| Rapid Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Defense | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 46.1% |
| French Defense: Advance Variation | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 58.3% |
| Amazon Attack | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 83.3% |
| QGD: 2...Bf5 3.cxd5 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 80.0% |
| French Defense: Exchange Variation | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 80.0% |
| Australian Defense | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 30.0% |
| Alekhine Defense | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 80.0% |
| London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 66.7% |
| Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 66.7% |
| Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 62.5% |
| Bullet Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Defense | 76 | 51 | 23 | 2 | 67.1% |
| Amar Gambit | 71 | 46 | 25 | 0 | 64.8% |
| French Defense: Exchange Variation | 33 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 51.5% |
| Alekhine Defense | 28 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 57.1% |
| Australian Defense | 27 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 63.0% |
| Amazon Attack: Siberian Attack | 23 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 39.1% |
| English Opening | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 50.0% |
| French Defense: Advance Variation | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 64.3% |
| Diemer-Duhm Gambit (DDG): 4...f5 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 61.5% |
| QGD: 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 50.0% |
🔥 Streaks
| Streak | Longest | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Winning | 17 | 0 |
| Losing | 23 | 1 |